Oxford Covered Market News
Browse news and features about Oxford’s Covered Market. Dating back to the 1770s, the Covered Market in the middle of the City is home to several specialist independent traders, each selling their own unique variety of goods and an attraction for locals and visiting tourists.
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Oxford Covered Market: How the £8m regeneration could reshape a historic landmark
Oxford City Council has unveiled plans for an £8m programme of improvements to the Covered Market. A before-and-after vision shows how the historic market could be transformed while preserving its character and independent trading spirit.
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City Council invites public to consultation on £8m Covered Market improvement plans
Oxford City Council has opened a public consultation on proposals for an £8m programme of essential improvements to the Covered Market. The plans aim to upgrade ageing infrastructure, enhance accessibility and public spaces, and secure the long-term future of one of the city’s most historic trading sites.
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UPDATED: Arbequina to open new restaurant in Oxford’s Covered Market
The much-loved Arbequina on Cowley Road is opening a second restaurant in Oxford’s Covered Market, taking over the former Blue Blood sports shop site in the heart of the historic market.
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Oxford’s Market Street reopens following pedestrian-friendly improvement works
Oxford’s Market Street has reopened following the completion of the main improvement works by Oxford City Council to make the street more pedestrian-friendly for an 18-month trial period.
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Oxford’s historic Covered Market celebrates its 250th anniversary
The Covered Market is celebrating a monumental milestone this year as it reaches its 250th anniversary making it one of the oldest continually operating markets in the country.
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Family set to launch Neapolitan Panuozzo Bar Il Corno in Oxford’s Covered Market
Located in one of the market’s central units and named after the traditional Neapolitan amulet worn to bring good luck and prosperity, Il Corno will offer its guests two of the most characteristic street foods from the popular Neapolitan cuisine – panuozzi and taralli.
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Tap Social Movement set to debut The Market Tap at Oxford’s Covered Market
craft brewery and hospitality company Tap Social Movement is set to debut a café, bar, and bottleshop, The Market Tap by Tap Social, on 04 May 2023 at Oxford’s historic The Covered Market.
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M Feller and Daughter Butchers in Oxford Covered Market set to close
The family-run business has decided to exercise a break clause in its lease to give the owners a rest and to focus on a lifestyle change.
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Covered Market launches The Un-Covered Market audio tour
The City Council commissioned Oxford-based multi-media artist Charlie Henry to create a participatory installation that embraces the history and communities who use the market.
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Covered Market traders take delivery of two electric cargo bikes ahead of ZEZ Pilot
The traders are taking part in a trial of electric cargo bikes with refrigerated capability for deliveries as preparation for the Zero Emission Zone Pilot in August.
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Oxford’s Covered Market set to reopen on 12 April
Non-essential shops in Oxford’s Covered Market are set to reopen from Monday 12 April following the further lifting of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England.
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City Council submits funding bid to transform Oxford Covered Market
The £2m funding bid to Historic England’s High Street Heritage Action Zone fund could help unlock a multi-million-pound investment to transform Oxford Covered Market.
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Council agrees £1.3m to complete Covered Market roof refurbishment
The final £1.3m investment to complete a long-term refurbishment of the Covered Market roof will secure the structure for around another 60 to 80 years.
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Leonard Jay gentleman’s outfitters to open in Oxford’s Covered Market
The third-generation family-owned gentleman’s outfitters with shops in the City of London specialises in English Heritage Town and Country wear.